Evaluation of the therapeutic effect of acupuncture as a complementary treatment in patients with trigeminal neuralgia under medication treatment

Evaluation of the therapeutic effect of Acupuncture as a complementary treatment in patients with Trigeminal neuralgia under medication treatment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200704047996N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-07-25

Start date

2016-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-08-17

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Conditions

Trigeminal neuralgia. Trigeminal neuralgia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In addition to previous drug treatment acupuncture was given once a day for 3 times a week for at least 2 weeks. Acupuncture was performed by an anesthesiologist w

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A person with typical symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia includes sudden, unilateral, shock-like pain in the path of the Trigeminal nerve branches. The person who with Trigeminal neuralgia undergoing drug treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patients' pain according to VAS criteria. Timepoint: Measurement of pain at the beginning of the study and after the end of the intervention after two weeks. Method of measurement: VAS criteria.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactalikazemi

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

alikazemi_dnt@yahoo.com+98 31 3668 0048

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026